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The Dell Inspiron is a line of consumer laptops made by Dell.

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How do I fix audio issue on Dell Inspiron 3585?

I have been trying to fix an issue with the audio connection on my Dell Inspiron 3585. The issue is that whenever I plug in headphones the audio doesn't switch to them. I have tried going via dell ...
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Is 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-11390H Processor (12MB Cache, up to 5.0GHz with ITBM3.0) compatible with LInux Ubuntu 20.04?

I'm looking at new Dell laptop with i7-11390H Processor https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/laptops/intel/spd/inspiron-15-5510-laptop/ni155510_sb_h5011ce I checked Canonical and found out that it has ...
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'Stereo mix" missing from Dell Inspiron 15 3000 series

I recently bought an Inspiron 15 3000 series laptop from Dell. The sound driver used in this laptop is 'Cirrus logic superior HD Audio'. I am trying to record audio coming from my Laptop speaker using ...
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Dell Inspiron 5378 won't boot (or complete POST) after black screen

I have a Dell Inspiron 5378 (i7 7th Gen) that was delivered in June 2017 (out of warranty). It is running Windows 10. In the middle of use today under AC adapter power, it simply shut off (black ...
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How to unlock Dell Inspiron 15R N5110 BIOS hidden menu and possibly enable UEFI support

Apparently Dell decided for N5110 to use BIOS instead of UEFI, but according to a user njoker link "IT HAS A RIDICULOUS LEGACY BIOS LAYER ON TOP OF A TIANO UEFI IMPLEMENTATION" How to enable ...
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Internet speed in my Ubuntu 20.04 is painfully slow

Hi I bought a new Dell Inspriron 5501 quite months back. Never really use it a lot. But still after installing Ubuntu 20.04 my internet is really slow. I only get download speed of 100KB/second ...
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Display Bios to external Monitor at System Start

Recently, My laptop lcd got broken after a fall so I unplugged it from the motherboard. I am trying to connect it with an external monitor but unable to get my bios display onto external monitor. I ...
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Can I install Ubuntu dual boot on a Windows 10 Dell Inspiron 3505 laptop?

I've got a new laptop, Dell Inspiron 3505 with AMD Ryzen 5 3500u with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx 2.10GHz quad-core, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 pre-installed. I want to install the latest Ubuntu ...
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Dell Inspiron can no longer pick up my wifi?

I have a Dell Inspiron (not 100% sure what the correct version number is; the sticker on it says 15R but PC info says 5537). It's running the 64-bit version of Windows 8.1. Today it's lost the ability ...
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How to install addititonal fan to my case?

Hello I want to install an additional fan on my pc (Dell Tower 3620) and I can't find any port to it and there is not any additional wire from its power supply? Is there's a solution? I Think of ...
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Inspiron 15R 5537 - HDD in Optical bay caddy and SSD in Primary Bay - Not working But Other way round its working

Recently I planned to install SSD as primary storage for Windows 10 and current HDD as secondary storage. I successfully installed OS in SSD and formatted OS from HDD but I am facing weird problem. ...
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How to connect Acer monitor from Dell laptop?

I have a Dell laptop recent version. It is connecting to Samsung monitor and other different monitors. Recently I bought an Acer monitor KG2410 and it is not detecting on my system. On Windows 10, it ...
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White Screen Beeping Laptop Won't Connect To External Monitor

I have a dell inspiron (5737, I believe) Turned it on one day and the screen was white. Fiddled with it for some time and finally got it to connect to a TV. Then I turned it on the next day,it was now ...
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Installed New Hard Drive in Laptop, Not Being Detected, How to Troubleshoot

Here is how I am attaching new drive Attached caddy to hard drive Hard drive in laptop I followed link given by Hard Drive vendor to replace hard drive, but I am having problems, https://www....
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32 Inch additional monitor texts get pixelated On Dell Core i7 laptop

Could you please help me with this issue? : I've connected a 32-inch ASUS VG328H1V 165Hz monitor with my laptop. And the texts become pixelated. I've tried the following; Changing resolution Changing ...
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PC is updating continuously for half an hour on every startup

I have Windows 10 on my home laptop. I start it only 2 days a week, because I usually use my tablet. Every time I start it, Windows, Dell, or something else is updating, disk or cpu usage being 100%, ...
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What is the name of this connector (2x) of an internal Laptop WIFI card? (Dell Inspiron 7548)

What is the name of this connector on top of my internal WIFI card (it looks like a very tiny version of a coaxial connector)? The ones on top labelled WLAN. It goes to the WIFI antenna. I need to buy ...
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How to replace WIFI antenna of Dell Inspiron 7548?

I need to replace the WIFI antenna + cable of my Dell Inspiron 7548. The unit appears to look like this. But is that part attached to the LCD screen or part of it? How exactly would I replace that ...
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NetworkManager service error found in journalctl

Someone, please can explain me in plain words what this log can mean, so I can try to fix it, I tried all sort of things I found. I'm on a Ubuntu, and switched from gnome to xfce. dbus-daemon[767]: [...
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External monitor goes black randomly

Any external monitor where I connect laptop goes randomly going black. First only blinking. Now barely come online. Dell Inspiron 7577 Windows 10 64bit Integrated GPU: Intel HD Graphics 630 Dedicated ...
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Dell Inspiron 15R 5521 - No Display No Keyboard Motherboard beeps on RAM removal *

I have Inspiron 15R 5521. It is not giving display. Keyboard is also not working. I removed RAM and CMOS battery one by one and motherboard gave correct number of beeps each time. I shut-downed the ...
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Why is my pc Sound muffled in earphones but becomes okay when I press and hold the play button

The sound is muffled, the base sound are all cut out when I plug in headsets via the 3.5mm jack but when I press and hold the play button it sounds okay. Headsets without a pause/play button work fine ...
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After Resuming from Sleep, Second SATA HDD Visible, But Not Accessible

Second SATA HDD is Visible, But Not Accessible after Resume from Sleep. Dell 15r 7520 Windows 8.1x64 - Fully Updated C Drive - OS Drive. Kingston mSATA SSD D Drive - 2nd Drive: WD Blue 1TB SATA The WD ...
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my laptop does not work when I turn it on

I have Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Laptop, While I was watching a video on YouTube, a white screen came up, everything was running the fan and the sound of the video I was watching, Nothing happened and I ...
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How to turn off laptop native display with its lid open while using external monitors

I'm using a Windows laptop (model: DELL inspiron-13-5379-2-in-1-laptop), and its LED lid has to be in open position, otherwise the laptop is designed not to repond when push power button to turn on. I'...
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Use Dell Technician Toolkit even if you aren't a technician

I was getting support with my dell machine yesterday, and I noticed that the technician used a program called TechnicianToolkit. I had found the file on my computer, but it crashes immediately after ...
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Installing SATA3 SSD in HDD or SATA Optical drive

I have Dell Inspiron 5458 and want to replace my storage with SSD. The HDD is 6Gbps SATA 3 interface which is perfect for my new 6Gbps SATA 3 SSD. But my question is will I get same performance/speed ...
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System drive fills up for no reason

have 128 gb of ssd, and my system drive is located there. Every time I reinstall windows I get 60 gb of free space. After a month or so it becomes 0 very quickly even though I don't install anything ...
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Problems when turning on plugged in laptop

I have a Dell Inspiron 15 7000 laptop and for some unknown reason the monitor doesn't turn on but my keyboard lights up. The only that this happens is when the battery is full and still plugged in. ...
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dell inspiron 5593 - A computer screen pops up to the right and left sometimes

I bought a dell computer for a week and a half, and I have a strange problem with the screen, I do not know how to explain it, half part of the screen, move right to left. I do not know what to do. I ...
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How so I find a new hard drive for my laptop?

The hard drive of my Dell Inspiron 15R 5521 laptop failed. I went to Dell's website, entered my service tag number and it suggested a compatible hard drive: Dell 500GB 2.5in SATA 7,200rpm hard drive. ...
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Setting automatic charge levels in Ubuntu

I'm using Linux and I'd like to make my computer start charging when I am at 30% level and stop charging when I'm at 80%, because it's mostly plugged in and I want to increase my battery life. Is this ...
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What is the maximum RAM that I can install on my Dell Inspiron One 2320 [duplicate]

I have a Dell Inspiron One 2320 Machine whose owners manual officially states it can support a maximum of 8GB RAM. That information is also confirmed at the official Dell forum here My Computer ...
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I have a USBC to usb cable, can I use the usbc port in my computer and then attach the usb part to a monitor?

I am to receive a Dell monitor soon. I have one cable with a UBSC and USB one each end. My computer has a usbc port, while the dell monitor only has hdmi,vga, and regular usb ports. Will my monitor ...
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RAM for Dell Inspiron 3521

I have a Dell Inspiron Laptop . It came with Factory produced 2 GB ram and one empty slot. Now i am not able to determine how much more is supported if i want to upgrade this? Manboard Memory SPD - ...
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Dell Inspiron Failed Bios Test - Next Steps

I have Inspiron 15R 5521 (purchased in 2013) that won't start up. When I ran BIOS test I got Error Code: 2000-0142 Validation: 111399 Msg: Hard Drive 0 Before I call Tech Support, what can I do on my ...
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Headphone jack not working (Dell Inspiron 15 7000)

Brand new Inspiron 15 7000 running Windows 10. Start up Windows with the headphones already plugged into the audio jack, and sound is correctly played through the headphones. Unplug the headphone from ...
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Differences between Dell SupportAssist and Windows restore points

I've noticed that a "restore point" is created when updating a Dell laptop computer using SupportAssist: However, under the System Protection tab in System Properties, protection for ...
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how can I recover Dell Inspiron 1300 Internal HDD password?

I have an early 2000s Dell Inspiron 1300. I set a password on the internal HDD, but forgot it. I contacted Dell Support but they said there was nothing they could do. I'm not worried about the data on ...
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Dell 3542 display

Horizontal pink and blue flickering lines appearing on Dell 3542 laptop display. They don't appear as I start my laptop. They take a few minutes to appear after startup. Any guess what could be wrong ?...
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A way to run 32G RAM in an Inspiron 5482, declared for max 16G

I recently bought an Inspiron 5482 2-in-1, having two RAM slots with one 8GB module and one free, and I'd like to determine the max RAM I can install: CPU: i7 8565U | Max CPU supported RAM: 64GB ...
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Dell 15 7559 Turns Off Randomly

I have a Dell Inspiron 15 7559, everything went well until I upgraded memory from 8GB to 16Gb (2x8gb). After I did that, my computer started to "get buggy". First, it didn't want to turn on,...
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External mouse - Have to do double click to make a single click

I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and a Dell Optical Mouse. Here are the problems whenever I connect the external mouse, which started from yesterday: Left button works as right button. Right button works as ...
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Fast Startup Issues: Shutdown failing

I have a Dell Inspiron and I just recently switched the palm rest and base cover. These are two very trivial fixes and to be honest I wouldn't expect them to have any direct cause in this issue. Since ...
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Laptop plugged in not charging, Windows 7

At least once every week, laptop shows this problem of plugged in and not charging. It starts working again only after reinstalling drivers (Microsoft acpi control battery driver) and removing battery ...
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Keyboard not typing symbol until I type the number first

Seemingly out of nowhere, my Dell Inspiron 13 laptop keyboard starts behaving in the following way: Frequently and randomly, all number keys except 5 and 6 fail to register when holding shift (that ...
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Windows Computer Stuck On Loop

a while ago I was notified that my computer did not have enough space to update so I cleared some space and deleted some of my apps and tried again. It worked and it started updating, I went to sleep ...
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How to install com ports in windows 7?

I'm having a big problem on how to install programs since the ports are not functioning after I just downgraded my laptop's OS to windows 7. I check my device manager, and I can't find Universal ...
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Dell Inspiron Admin bios password

I have Dell Inspiron 14 5000 5491-10210U8G25ITOS and I cant change nothing in bios, because it requires "admin" password. I contact Dell support, but they didn't help.. I really don't ...
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Using an UltraSharp 27 4K USB-C Monitor: U2720Q display with a Insprion 5579

Can I simply plug the USB-C cable of a UltraSharp 27 4K USB-C Monitor: U2720Q into a Insprion 5579 USB 3.0 Type A port with and adapter and use all of the display features except PD? Or alternatively ...
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